Paradox 1e Bloemdwarsstraat 2, Amsterdam

Street	1e Bloemdwarsstraat
District	Western Main Canals and Jordaan
Town	Amsterdam
Province	Noord Holland
Postcode	1016 KS
Telephone	0031 (0)20 6235639
Open	Daily 10:00-20:00
Map	Amsterdam Map ref: B4
e-mail	ludo@paradoxamsterdam.demon.nl
"Official" Site	www.paradoxamsterdam.demon.nl

	Description

Vegeburger, soup, toasties, rolls and sandwiches all feature on the food menu. The vegeburger comes with a nice roll, fresh lettuce, tomato sauce and mayonnaise.

The other menu is also impressive. I particularly like the fact that that they do €4.50 deals on everything.

The space is almost square with bright bluish walls and murals. By the door is a nice skinning-up table with comfy padded benches. Elsewhere are cafe tables and chairs better suited to eating at.

Jazzy music.

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Megan from Australia. Sent 29 Mar 2005.
Unfortunately, we arrived after the kitchen closed (3pm), but still, it's a quite small, chilled out place with a friendly atmosphere, mainly for locals by the looks - tourists wouldn't stumble across it, it's not on the main roads. The music is jazz and is of a decent volume where you can have a conversation. We bought some Bio here, and it's genuinely the best smoke I've ever had. They had a really decent range of smoke and good recommendations from the owner - the purple was good as well, not as acrid tasting as is usually expected. Different sized and priced bags as well which is always appreciated. Really friendly owner/staff and punters. Liked it a lot.

Aaron & Nicole from USA. Sent 13 Mar 2005.
Last week my wife (who is black) and myself (white) were on vacation in Amsterdam and we decided to go to Paradox for a vegieburger and our first smoke. While we were enjoying the very tasty vegieburger and decent smoke a regular of the coffeeshop Paradox walked in and loudly proclaimed "Niggers in the house" and proceeded to glare at my wife. We finished our food and promptly left the shop but that experience rattled my wife and myself and she remained upset about it for most of our vacation. The reason that I believe that the person was a regular is that after the racist comment they proceeded to talk to the person behind the counter and a few others at the bar in Dutch (at least I think it was Dutch).

Jake from Ireland. Sent 23 Feb 2005.
My girlfriend and I discovered this place quite by accident. We didn't buy any bud there but we had some tea and apple pie. The pie was not only cheap, but amazing. Definitely one of the better shops, miles away from the commercial hustle of Bulldog or Grasshopper. The guy behind the counter was helpful and friendly. Hell, even the locals were friendly. Great place, well worth a visit or three.

Naman from USA. Visited Jan 05. Sent 8 Jan 2005.
At around 11:00 AM there were two wild professor types reading papers at the tables and two locals having coffee at the bar. Totally relaxing. I think overall this was the best shop in terms of environment and surroundings we visited during this trip. Had a great fresh squeezed OJ and a gram of Power House on the recommendation of the bar keep. Very airy, mellow high that put me in the right mood to explore the Jordaan.

Jonathan from USA. Sent 11 Dec 2004.
This is a great place for lunch. It does not get much better than a veggie burger (best ever), tomato soup, and Bio Bud (organically grown) from a loner bong. Very pleasant guy who owns the place. We went there a few times and he remembered us. They also have a vaporizer that you can use it if you want.

Jul-Kev-Stev from France. Visited 22-26 Nov. Sent 1 Dec 2004.
Nice place in Jordaan, we didn't try anything here, but we take a drink. Friendly staff with really good fresh fruity juice.

Lee and Deb from South Africa. Sent 17 Oct 2004.
I really liked this one. I think we were the only tourists in there at the time (you can always seem to hear the voice of an American) Very friendly service and definitely the best chocolate cake in town.

Gary & Cori from Canada. Sent 5 Oct 2004.
Great out-of-the-way place to stop for a joint with breakfast. We were there at the end of September and started every day by popping into Paradox, ordering up a couple of toasties, fresh squeezed orange juice, some tea, and a couple of the finest joints ever smoked. The owner was very friendly and made some great recommendations on which gear to buy. Anyone looking for a shop that serves good (non-greasy) food and wants to spend some time away from some of the more touristy shops, Paradox is the place.

Kane and Hannah from UK. Sent 25 Jun 2004.
We bought a pre-rolled joint here (as we had way too much pot on us anyway, and the menu was kind of mediocre) which was only beaten by the Cheese and Pineapple toasties, oh my god, they were great! Paradox is an awesome place to spend a lunchtime relaxing in Amsterdam.

J.C. from USA. Sent 6 May 2004.
It's true, the Veggie Burgers are great. That make it worth the trip right there. The guy was a little weird to me though, and I don't really know why, not flagrantly uncool, but just a little too frosty. But it's not a bad place overall.

ace42 from USA. Sent 24 Mar 2004.
Didn't try the weed, but can confirm prior reports of them having the absolutely best veggie burger known to man. The place is also in the nicest neighborhood (Jordaan) of the Dam. Remember though - kitchen closes at 3 pm.

Chris from Channel Islands. Sent 10 Mar 2004.
Nice place, didn't try the weed there though. Friendly enough staff but really chilled out. Worth the walk outside the centre, there were only friendly locals when we were there. So chilled out, really relaxed and slow, expect to spend a long time so take some good weed with you.

Dean from USA. Sent 22 Jan 2004.
The Paradox is one of the best coffeeshops in Amsterdam. Located on a quiet residential street. They have excellent coffee, nice pastries, cookies and really tasty fresh squeezed fruit juices. The owners or proprietors are very polite and quite helpful with the smoke selection. They have a great selection of weed and hash that is reasonably priced and it's very fresh. A very low keyed atmosphere filled with a combination of tourists and locals. Americans remember that the more polite and patient you are, the better the service that you will receive.

Tony from UK. Sent 15 Jan 2004.
Excellent smoke, had Hawaiian Haze and White Widow. The haze was beautiful, a really pleasant smoke. Unhurried and nice surroundings too.

Babs. Sent 14 Jan 2004.
It's not huge, but really relaxed. I particularly like the sofa bit. I didn't find such a big choice (more than some, much less than some others!) and the prices were reasonable. No, what I really appreciated was the kindness of the person working there, he properly advised me and I found him really welcoming... I'll definitely go back!

Max from USA. Visited 27-30 Dec 03. Sent 2 Jan 2004.
When I asked the man if he served beer, he informed me this "was a coffeeshop". Not wanting to get into it with him I asked for a coffee and a half-gram of Nepalese hash for around 10 euro total. He may have been the owner and lightened up after serving us.

Fragile Smokey from UK. Sent 1 Sep 2003.
This place is beautiful for a quiet and peaceful daytime smoke. On your own you can read the papers or current Uncut and with your friends you can chillout with the best fruit shakes in Christendom. Nobody hassles you and we just kept popping in when the rest of town got too frenetic. The menu is a bit ordinary so you'd be best to buy from Tweede Kamer first.

RC from USA. Sent 12 Jul 2003.
Real laid back, but great smoke. On their suggestion I tried White Widow. A little harsher of the throat than Double Bubble Gum or Super Kalimist, but still a real nice smoke. Probably would be better in a bong (I use a straight pipe).

Debs from UK. Sent 3 Apr 2003.
Good resting point if checking out the Jordaan. Found this place very relaxing, felt inconspicuous. We didn't buy from here as we had plenty of our own to smoke. Went in feeling rough as and left cured! Definitely worth visit if your feeling a bit fragile and want to recoup in the early afternoon before hitting the more intense places.

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	Awards

		ACD rating 80% (Click here for info on ratings)
		Recommended by Joe Pauker in his book 'Get Lost!' The Cool Guide to Amsterdam

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